Dongmei Guo

Dongmei Guo, Environment Specialist, Environment, Natural Resources & Agriculture Division, East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank (ADB). She has worked on the environment and climate change as a staff in early 2021 and as a secondee from the mid of 2018. Before ADB, she was a China State Council Expert with Special Allowance and director/chief in centers of MEE-PRC. She holds a Ph.D. degree in Human Geography, a master's degree in Climate Change and Water Resources, and a bachelor’s degree in Geography.

Ecosystem-based Adaptation Measures Available in the Xiangtan Climate Resilient City Toolbox

In order to support cities in climate resilience planning and design, there are science-based tools available for hazard exposure and vulnerability analysis. Some tools present an overview of potential solutions and/or best practices to mitigate the risks. One of these tools is the Climate Resilient City Tool, an information and technology-based urban resilience and adaptation planning support tool.

Keynote Speech

In this keynote speech, Mr. Hussain Rasheed Hassan, Minister of Environment, Maldives welcomed the delegates of the Resilient Atoll Nations in Productive Oceans conference and shared his perspective on the importance of developing climate resilience in developing atoll nations, especially in the midst of climate change.